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Curious how much you would be willing to spend for a Playing Cue. A Cue you took with you every time you went out to play, not a Cue you intent to hold for investment.

Also what Cue would you purchase, and why? :confused:
 
azbicyclis85376 said:
Curious how much you would be willing to spend for a Playing Cue. A Cue you took with you every time you went out to play, not a Cue you intent to hold for investment.

Also what Cue would you purchase, and why? :confused:
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$450.00 for a sneaky pete... $ 600.00 for a low end custom with no points, $ 1500 for a nice pointed cue with inlays from Skip, $ 4,500.00 and up for a Boti.. for the cue that makes you feel like you have the Hand of God... Priceless... :)

For this purchase there is MasterCard accepted by finer cue brokers everywhere.. :)

Joe
 
Playing Cue

$1,475.00 for my playing cue. 1999 Dave Kikel, American Beauty. I also like my Bob Frey, $450. It's in the cue, not the maker.
Purdman :cool:
 
$620 for a plain jane, no points, cocobolo Chris Nitti. Most beautiful cocobolo I've ever seen, ivory ferrules on two shafts, rings @ abcde. Fantastic hit, great player.
rayjay :cool:
 
For just a good shooting cue without spending a fortune, the design that turns you on the most in a Joss, Helmstetter, and (hold your breath) a Meucci. They all play really good. I have all of them, plus 14 more that have many of the big names (production and custom) and cost much greater. My collection is small compared to others on here. :(
 
The most I have spent on a playing cue was 1200.
The most on a cue period was 1800.
I wont buy a cue as an investment rather I would buy a cue not to play with but one that I like and maybe like the maker. Maybe I buy it for the
design or the woods or craftmanship but not solely for an investment.

Oddly enough about 10 years ago or so when I played more and before I quit
I used higher end cues. Since returning I am still using the cheaper model
Predator I bought just to get a cue.
I have bought other cues since then but have not played with them.
 
Does anyone else have this issue? I have enough money to buy a really expensive cue, but have always felt I shouldn't, for the simple reason that I know myself to be careless and lazy about maintaining my cues.

I'm of the opinion that those of us, and we certainly number many, who aren't willing to be diligent in taking care of our cues shouldn't spend the big bucks on a cue.

I've always been happy with my $400 Faclon cue, and would likely spend about that much if I were to purchase a new cue.
 
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sjm said:
Does anyone else has this issue? I have enough money to buy a really expensive cue, but have always felt I shouldn't, for the simple reason that I know myself to be careless and lazy about maintaining my cues.

I'm of the opinion that those of us, and we certainly number many, who aren't willing to be diligent in taking care of our cues shouldn't spend the big bucks on a cue.

I've always been happy with my $400 Faclon cue, and would likely spend about that much if I were to purchase a new cue.
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Nope not me all cues need lovein .And if u feel u can't show love it will not get u love When u need it .
DAM scratch agian <<<<<< See what i mean...
Show love to your cue always ..
The most i've payed 4 a cue .Is 1200 .And sold it and got 1400 for it. Now .I'm in the whole cause i need a new cue, Can some one help???
Custom cue is a plus.. :o :o :o :o
 
Got an Auerback dressed up SP for under 200. Shoot's just as good as a Richard Black I gave 3K for. Of course it will not appreciate like the Black. Strictly a work cue. Does what it's supposed to.

Later, Pel
 
1800 for a Capone i have now.Why, because it has a simplistic style to it.Great balance and a hit that is out of this world(imo) Plus eventually it may have some collectablity one of these years after it gets pried from my cold hands.lol
 
Well, I sold off my Jimmy Rempe Meucci and a custom 1985 Joss east cue and purchased a Mike Sigel Custom cue ($4500) (his top of the line cue, but I did not pay a top of the line price :D ) Ebony and Ivory cue. This is my playing cue and I have a break/jump cue (slegehammer). The hit of the cue is real solid and has a medium/soft hit. I have been playing with this cue for about 8 months. For me playing with multiple cues took a toll on my game a little and standing on their own were not worth alot of money, so I sold them off and purchased a excellent playing custom cue made with more valuable materials in a cue (ebony wood and Ivory inlays). What also makes this cue more valuable is that world champion Mike Sigel plays with this cue (he won the 9-ball senior tour event (10K first place) and also Shannon Daulton plays with this cue as well.
 
The price for nice cues these days can get up there. If you really like the cue, pay whatever you think it's worth (and what you can afford). Some people don't play with "collectable cues", but I say, "what the hell?" :) I have a custom Padgett cue that would cost somewhere in the range of $3500. I don't care to have it up in a case staring at it all day. I want to play with it! It's all what you think is reasonable. What is a reasonable price for a playing cue for one person might not be for another person.

azbicyclis85376 said:
Curious how much you would be willing to spend for a Playing Cue. A Cue you took with you every time you went out to play, not a Cue you intent to hold for investment.

Also what Cue would you purchase, and why? :confused:
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azbicyclis85376 said:
Curious how much you would be willing to spend for a Playing Cue. A Cue you took with you every time you went out to play, not a Cue you intent to hold for investment.

Also what Cue would you purchase, and why? :confused:
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There is no value you can place on a good playing cue, my cue was cheap when I bought it but I would not sell it for $10,000, there is just no price tag for some things that can't be replaced. As far as how much someone might spend?? Well it would be more then you spent for your car.

Jim
 
JimBo said:
There is no value you can place on a good playing cue, my cue was cheap when I bought it but I would not sell it for $10,000, there is just no price tag for some things that can't be replaced. As far as how much someone might spend?? Well it would be more then you spent for your car.

Jim
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I don't know if this is true, I read somewhere on the net that one of Efren Reyes' first cue was only worth $10 and someone tried to buy it for $10,000, but Reyes did'nt sell.
 
For a production cue, which is likely to go down in price, I'd spend $500. For a custom cue which is likely to go up in price or remain the same, I'd spend $1000. If I had a good steady income, I'd spend $1500. But, I wouldn't buy a cue for an investment. I'd buy a great hitting cue with two shafts and use only other shaft in case I get a good offer on it. It's difficult to say that after purchasing some great cue that "I'm not selling it ever." Never say never...
 
azbicyclis85376 said:
Curious how much you would be willing to spend for a Playing Cue. A Cue you took with you every time you went out to play, not a Cue you intent to hold for investment.

Also what Cue would you purchase, and why? :confused:
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www.hometown.aol.com/wthomp7500/index.html
:D between my friend bill and i we have owned most brands of production and many custom cues as you will see when you go to the link.we both keep going back to WW cues that were made by greg willingham and steve kornele,i also have a southwest and andy gilbert that play fantastic and will not part with.i payed $220 for the WW cue,$750 for the southwest and$1500 for the andy gilbert
 
karambolista said:
I don't know if this is true, I read somewhere on the net that one of Efren Reyes' first cue was only worth $10 and someone tried to buy it for $10,000, but Reyes did'nt sell.
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Probably true, as items pertaining to athletes that becomes superstars are in high demand in all sports.

In 1952, you could buy a pack of 10 baseball cards for a nickel, so each card cost 1/2 of one cent. If one of those cards you got was a Mickey Mantle Rookie card, it's now worth over $100,000, or about 20,000,000 times what you paid for it.
 
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